WWE Latest News: Jim Ross On Commercial Breaks During Matches
World Wrestling Entertainment superstar Tommy Dreamer recently spoke about his current status as a professional wrestler.
The 44-year-old professional wrestling veteran has been in the game since 1989, when he began his stint with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). He did work with the WWE in 2005, but also appeared in various shows for other promotion companies on the side.
Dreamer did make a return to the WWE in May, during a NXT live event in Philadelphia. In a recent report by Nick Paglino of WrestleZone, Dreamer reflected on his career and his most recent return to the WWE, where he went on a nostalgia trip.
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"It's great to still be at this age and still be able to compete and still be able to contribute to the business that I love," he said.
Meanwhile, former WWE broadcast panelist Jim Ross released his most recent thoughts about the business in another new entry on his blog "JR's BarBQ".
In a post he wrote on Sunday night, one of the topics "Good 'Ol JR" talked about was how commercial breaks are affecting the broadcast of wrestling matches on television. According to the 63-year-old WWE legend, commercial breaks are way too lengthy for such standards, that he believes there is a "disconnect" from many fans because of this.
Ross adds that the company should consider doing a "shorter, reset set" to "get back on their timeline.
"I'd like to see more matches start and end in the same segment which should help maintain the focus of the fans and consequently help get talents over more, or so I feel," Ross wrote.
He also pointed out how many broadcasters veer away too much on what is happening in the ring and would rather pay attention to outside matters.
Specifically, Ross pointed out how they instead mention what is trending on Twitter, despite the fact that it is visually displayed on the screens during the broadcast.
